The Rock

Mission San José was founded on June 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen on a site which was part of a natural highway by way of the Livermore Valley to the San Joaquin Valley. It is the fourteenth of the 21 Spanish Missions in Alta California. Although Mission San Jose was founded over 225 years ago, we cannot forget that our story stretches back further into time. Before this was Mission San José, it was the Ohlone Village of Oroysom.